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Program
International Symposium

The International Symposium is a scientific program designed for physicians and scientists. Experts will discuss the latest information on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pathogenesis, the impact of the diagnosis of celiac disease, and therapy, both current and future, of celiac disease. This program is AMA approved with 18.75 hours of Category 1 CME Credits™.

All events will take place at the Hilton NY Hotel unless noted otherwise. The Hilton NY Hotel is located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas (at 53rd Street & Sixth Avenue) New York, NY.  All Food and Beverage served during the symposium will be gluten-free.

Wednesday, November 8
 
2:00 p.m. –  6:00 p.m.I
Registration Open
2nd Floor Promenade
 
Thursday, November 9
 
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration Open
2nd Floor Promenade
 
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast buffet
Rhinelander Gallery
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Media Room Open
Nassau Suite A
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Press Conference Room Open
Nassau Suite B
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Rhinelander Gallery
 
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Box Lunch
Rhinelander Gallery
 
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Poster Presentations
Discovery Corridor, Rhinelander Gallery
2:00 p.m. –  4:00 p.m.I
Session I
What is Celiac Disease?

Chairs
Julio Bai, MD
Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital
Argentina

Ricardo Troncone, MD
University Federico II
Italy

Session
Current Diagnostic Criteria for Celiac Disease:  Need for a Revision?
Julio Bai, MD
Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital
Argentina

The Spectrum of Celiac Disease
Ricardo Troncone, MD
University Federico II
Italy

Natural History of Celiac Disease
Katri Kaukinen, MD, PhD
Tampere University Hospital
Finland

Intestinal mucosa anti-transglutaminase antibodies in early stage of gluten intolerance
Fabiana Ziberna

Early Epithelial Cell Alterations in “Latent/At Risk” Celiac Patients with Normal Histology
Mala Setty

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

4:00 p.m. –  4:20 p.m.
Break
Rhinelander Gallery
4:30 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
Session II
Impact of Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease

Chairs
Richard Logan, MB, ChB, MSc, MFPHM, FRCP
Nottingham University
UK

Claes Hallert, MD, PhD
Linköpings Universitet
Sweden

Session
Should We Diagnose Everyone?
Richard Logan, MB, ChB, MSc, MFPHM, FRCP
Nottingham University
UK

Outcome of Untreated Celiac Disease 
Jacques Schmitz, MD
Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades
France

Quality of Life
Claes Hallert, MD, PhD
Linköpings Universitet
Sweden

Complications: Malignancy and Fracture Risk  
Joe West, MD
University of Nottingham
UK

The NIH Consensus Conference
Stephen P. James, MD
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institutes of Health
USA

Physician Management of Positive Celiac Disease Screens
Kelly McGowen, Decker Butzner

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Gala Reception
Amercan Museum of Natural History
(Central Park West & 79th Street)
Friday, November 10
 
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration Open
2nd Floor Promenade
 
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
Rhinelander Gallery
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Media Room Open
Nassau Suite A
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Press Conference Room Open
Nassau Suite B
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Rhinelander Gallery
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session III
Pathogenesis

Chairs
Ludvig Sollid, MD, PhD
Rikshospitalet University
Norway

Marco Londei, MD
University College, London
UK

Session
Pathogenesis Overview
Ludvig Sollid, MD, PhD
Rikshospitalet University
Norway

Antigen Presenting Cells in the Gut
Hans Christian Reinecker, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
USA

Antigen Presenting Cells in the Celiac Lesion
Melinda Ráki, MD
University of Oslo
Norway

Transferrin receptor mediates protected transcytosis of IgA/gliadin peptide complexes in active celiac disease
Martine Heyman

Transepithelial translocation of an alpha-gliadin 33mer
Michael Schumann

Q&A

10:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Break
Rhinelander Gallery

 

Unexpected Role of Transglutaminase in Celiac Disease
Marco Londei, MD
University College, London
UK

Innate Immunity
Bana Jabri, MD, PhD
University of Chicago
USA

Gliadin P31-43 peptide can delay EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) decay interfering with the endocytic pathway
Maria Vittoria Barone

A transcriptome of tight junction genes in the normal and celiac disease-affected duodenal mucosa
Cisca Wijmenga, Martin Wapenaar

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

12:00 p.m. –  1:30 p.m.
Box Lunch
Rhinelander Gallery
 
12:00 p.m. –  1:30 p.m.
Poster Presentations
Discovery Corridor, Rhinelander Gallery
1:30 p.m. –  3:30 p.m.
Session IV
New Tools for Investigating Celiac Disease

Chairs
Frits Koning, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center
Netherlands

Detlef Schuppan, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
USA

Session
Evaluation and Manipulation of Grains
Frits Koning, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center
Netherlands

Intestinal Permeability Modulation
Joerg D. Schulzke MD
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany

Genetic Predispositions for Celiac Disease
Cisca Wijmenga, PhD
University Medical Center Utrecht
Germany

Animal Models of Celiac Disease
Joseph Murray, MD
Mayo Clinic
USA

Wrap-Up
Detlef Schuppan, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
USA

Tetramer visualization of gut-homing gluten-specific T cells in the peripheral blood of celiac disease patients
Melinda Raki

Adaptive anti-gluten T cell immune response in HLA-DQ8/IL-15 Tg mice
William DePaolo, Zara Hovhannisyan

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

3:30 p.m.  –  3:45 p.m.
Break
4:00 p.m.  –  6:00 p.m.
Session V
Refractory Celiac Disease

Chairs
Chris Mulder, MD, PhD
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
Netherlands

Nadine Cerf-Bensussan, MD, PhD
Necker Hospital
France

Session
Definition and Therapy
Chris Mulder, MD, PhD
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
Netherlands

Video Capsule and Double Balloon Endoscopy
Christophe Cellier, MD, PhD
Hospital Europeen Georges Pompidou
France

The Role of IL-15 in T Leukemogenesis and Lymphomagenesis
Thomas A. Waldmann, MD
NCI, National Institutes of Health
USA

Pathophysiology of Refractory Celiac Disease
Nadine Cerf-Bensussan, MD, PhD
Necker Hospital
France

Infliximab treatment of refractory celiac disease type I
Knut Lundin

Celiac Disease-Associated And Sporadic Small Bowel Neoplasia: Similarities And Differences
Govind Bhaga

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Celiac Soirée
Hilton Grand Ballroom
Saturday, November 11
 
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration Open
2nd Floor Promenade
 
7:00 a.m. - 9: 00 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
Rhinelander Gallery
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Media Room Open
Nassau Suite A
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Press Conference Room Open
Nassau Suite B
 
8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Rhinelander Gallery
8:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Session VI
Epidemiology of Celiac Disease

Chairs
Carlo Catassi, MD, MPH
Universita di Ancona
Italy

Geoffrey Holmes, MD, PhD, FRCP
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
UK

Session
Celiac Disease in Developing Countries
Carlo Catassi, MD, MPH
Universita di Ancona
Italy

Celiac Disease in Developed Countries
Markku Mäki, MD, PhD
University of Tampere
Finland

Natural History of Celiac Disease-Associated Antibodies
Satu Simell

The Swedish Epidemic of Celiac Disease Explored by Screening
Anna Myleus

Prevalence of celiac disease among the Japanese population
Fumihiro Ishida

Prevalence of coeliac disease in Tunisia: Mass screening study in school children
Ben Hariz Mongi

Q&A
Sutton Senter, South & Regent Parlor

 
10:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Break
Rhinelander Gallery
10:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session VII
Gluten Outside the Gut

Chairs
William Dickey, MD, PhD, FACG
Altnagelvin Hospital
Northern Ireland

Norman Latov, MD, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
USA

Session
Changing Presentation of Celiac Disease
William Dickey, MD, PhD, FACG
Altnagelvin Hospital
Northern Ireland

Dermatitis Herpetiformis
John J. Zone, MD
University of Utah
USA

Neurological Manifestations
Marios Hadjivassiliou, MB ChB, MRCP, MD, FRCP
University of Sheffield
UK

Impact of Celiac Autoimmunity on Growth, Diabetes Control, and Bone Density of Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes
Edward Hoffenberg

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Innovation Award Ceremony
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor
Peter Green, MD, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University

12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Box Lunch
Rhinelander Gallery
 
12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Poster Presentations
Discovery Corridor, Rhinelander Gallery
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m
Session VIII
The Gluten-Free Diet

Chairs
Pekka Collin, MD, PhD, MPH
Tempere University Hospital
Finland

Don Kasarda, PhD, (Retired)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USA

Session
Keynote Address: Psychological Control Mechanisms
Walter Mischel, PhD
Columbia University
USA

Wheat, Oats and Other Cereals
Pekka Collin, MD, PhD, MPH
Tempere University Hospital
Finland

How Much Gluten is Too Much?
Alessio Fasano, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
USA

The Measurement of Cereal Contamination in Gluten-Free Products
Enrique Méndez
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología
Spain

Compliance Issues
Carolina Ciacci, MD
Universita Federico II
Italy

The toxicity of HMW glutenins to patients with celiac disease
Paul Ciclitra, Julia Ellis

Gluten tolerance in celiac disease patients
Maria Luisa Merarin

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

3:30 p.m.  –  3:45 p.m.
Break
Rhinelander Gallery
4:00 p.m. –  6:00 p.m.
Session IX
Non-Dietary Therapies

Chairs
Chaitan Khosla, PhD
Stanford University
USA

Robert Anderson, PhD, FRACP
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
Australia

Session
New Chemical Entities for TG2 & DQ2 Inhibition
Chaitan Khosla, PhD
Stanford University
USA

Oral Enzyme Therapy
Gary M. Gray, MD
Stanford University
USA

Zonulin Receptor Antagonist AT1001
Blake Paterson, MD
AlbaTherapeutics,
USA

Vaccines
Robert Anderson, PhD, FRACP
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
Australia

Enzymatic degradation of gluten in a GI-tract model
Cristina Mitea

Q&A
Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

6:00 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
Session X
Closing

Summary of Scientific Sessions
Martin Kagnoff, MD
University of California at San Diego
USA

Future Directions, Closing Remarks
Peter Green, MD
Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
USA

Sutton Center, South & Regent Parlor

 
 

Accreditation
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program has been planned and produced in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

The American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) and The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accept AMA/PRA category 1 credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA/PRA category 1 credit toward recertification requirements.

Disclosure
The College of Physicians & Surgeons must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities.  All faculty participating in this activity are required to disclose to the audience any significant financial interest and/or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in his/her presentation and/or the commercial contributor(s) of this activity.

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